Galletta's Greenhouse Racing Team Kart #5

NEXT RACE:

This Sunday at 6:30pm (Unless otherwise noted to the right. Subject to change based on weather, track conditions, and driver attendance.)

SCHEDULE: We race every Summer Sunday and in late August, we switch to every Fall Saturday. When we have possible weather issues and/or driver scheduling conflicts, we will occasionally race on Fridays or Saturdays during Summer (and on rare occasions, weekdays). Due to our greenhouse, early summer we race after 6pm, but as the summer goes along, we can race in the late afternoon. Regular driver attendance will dictate the exact dates and times. Contact us for more info. Our Point Season Finale - our annual "Upstate New York Karters Invitational 200-Lap Galletta's Backyard Karting Speedway Klassic" is scheduled for a late September Saturday annually.

HOW TO RACE AT GALLETTA'S (Enter your own kart, or rent a kart).

This season we raced Summer Fridays (with occasional Saturdays or Sundays). Date & time is subject to change due to driver availability (if we have more than 8 drivers, we race, if we don't, we'll re-schedule. With 23 karts on site, we don't run with less, as it isn't an accomplishment to race in or win anything less if you're an adult.).

Again, events may be preemptively re-scheduled or postponed due to weather and regular driver availability, but we NEVER miss a week of racing - unless we don't have enough drivers , so come on up! Spectators are free and racers donate nominally to the track and karts to race. Stay tuned, and navigate through our hundreds of race pages dating back to the 1990s and YouTube videos dating back to 2007!

Race with us!

DONATIONS / FEES / RENTAL KARTS:
Arrive-and-drive karts may be rented. Rental donation is bare-bones, covering gas and parts wear only! Galletta's operates on a nominal "donation fees to keep the track ready and karts running. Anything you can donate to the track and karts helps. We also allow drivers to race with us provided they agree to sign a waiver, and the land owner allows recreational karts to run under the New York Recreational Use Statute.

We run 1-wheel-drive gas flathead motors with some racing enhancements all done on site.

Bring your own kart:
- $5 donation to enter your own kart (donation to Matt for his track work, donation waived if you bring multiple racers to rent). If Matt or Wes works on YOUR owned kart, please give him MORE than this $5 bare bones tip. It's worth it, as you will NOT find another karting division ANYWHERE where the top driver and mechanic will help you have a kart capable of beating them on any given race day for so little.We LOVE racing, and we sacrifice our own karts by helping our friends, relatives and total strangers to compete against us!

Galletta's Team Kart for Regular Event (40-70 laps):
We have over 15 arrive-and-drive karts on-site, all competitive feature winners and waiting for drivers to pilot them.
- Regular Driver / Returning Veteran: $20
- Newbie Driver / Rookie Driver: $25
Ask Matt about a full-year membership rental, or rent a kart with your own motor/drive system, which would be considerably less than weekly AND have that kart reserved for you every week.

Galletta's Team Kart for Regular Event (200 laps + qualifiers):
Klassic rental will be more. Contact Matt, as deals can be made, depending on how many laps you run and if you don't break the karts!

We can help you build your own Galletta's-style kart for only a few hundred dollars. From time to time, some drivers sell their Galletta's-style karts for $200-300 as well. You will NOT be able to spend that little on a competitive, feature-winning kart in any other karting division around. Period.

Spectators:
- Spectators are free to watch! (But stay safely away from the track!)
- Pose with a kart and be counted in our points race via 1 lap? Free! Just ask!

The above countdown is usually updated as soon as news breaks (rain-dates, postponements, reschedules, etc.), so pay attention to this sidebar.

If you have not raced with us before, you are welcome to join! We have many arrive-and-drive karts available, and you will not race with a more talented karting group, empirically proven on this website (and erased from the local pay track website because of how good of a show we put on for bottom dollar)! Even if just a lap to earn points, or race in a newbie qualifier... give it a shot. 99% of the time, people love it! 2014 will now have membership, which will help regular drivers race the full season. Contact us.

Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing Team Kart #5

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The Galletta’s #5 has a long history of impressive wins, including Klassics… and some VERY close calls with even more Klassic wins!

The Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing Kart #5 is a Single-Wheel-Drive Racing Kart built in the year 2000, and is one of the most successful karts in the fleet. It was built from scratch by Wesley James “Ogre” Stevens and Matthew Stevens.

It was originally driven primarily by Christopher Galletta Stevens from 2000-2003, who piloted it to the 2000 and 2001 Galletta’s Greenhouse Klassic wins along with the 2000 and 2001 Galletta’s Greenhouse Track Championships right out of the gate. When Chris switched to the #8 as his primary kart, it became a rental. It has won many feature races at Galletta’s Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway with drivers such as Chris Stevens, Kyle Reuter, Rob Jimenez, and Joe Sereno behind the wheel. Although it ran several races at Oswego Kartway with different drivers at the helm, it never won a race there. It was rebuilt in 2006-07 to be lower to the ground to race at Oswego Kartway and to be less prone to flipping.

List of all tagged races won by the Galletta’s #5 kart.

Sep 04, 2015	9/4/2015 – Kyle Reuter leads all 50-Laps in 11-Kart Labor Day Triumph! +YouTube
Jul 25, 2014	7/25/2014 – 19th Annual Har-bored-Fest Avoidance 50 won by Kyle Reuter in Galletta’s Greenhouse #5! +YouTube
Jul 19, 2014	7/19/2014 – Randy Platt returns to win 45-Lapper in Galletta’s Greenhouse #5! (& Chris gets CRUSHED!) +YouTube

Jul 12, 2014	7/12/2014 – Matt Stevens wins Fast 40-Lapper in Galletta’s Greenhouse #5! +YouTube [+ Jeff S. YouTuber ATTACKS!]
Jul 21, 2013	7/21/2013 – Joe Sereno wins the 10-kart “Full Moon 45? in the Galletta’s #5 +YouTube
Sep 07, 2012	9/7/2012 – “The “Now THAT’S What I Call Racing!” Twin 30s go to Matt Stevens & Joe Sereno! +YouTube

Aug 26, 2012	8/26/2012: “Anything Joe Can Do Chris Can Do Better” Twin-30s
Aug 08, 2012	8/8/2012: “One More For Tim” – Mid-Week Twin-30s Joe Sereno & Chris Stevens win! +YouTube
Jun 12, 2011	6/12/2011 – Joe Sereno & Melissa Stevens Win the Twin-30s! +YouTube

Oct 10, 2010	10/10/2010 – Matt Stevens & Randy Platt Win The Fall Fury Twin-30s in “CRAPPY ROOKIES & CRAZY KOOKS” End of 2010! [+YouTube]
Aug 23, 2009	8/23/2009 – Galletta ’09 Family Reunion 15-Kart Races Won by Brian Galletta & Matt Stevens (+YouTube)
Oct 24, 2008	10/24/2008 – Nick Dann & Chris Stevens win at “Rumor Has It Oswego Booted Your GaYlletta Asses Out” Twin 30s Night! [+YouTube Videos]

Aug 17, 2008	8/17/2008 – Twin 30s go to Buddy Cottom (Hot Stock) & Chris Stevens (Box Stock) at Galletta’s!
Aug 19, 2007	8/19/2007 – Kyle Reuter wins 15-kart/45-lapper in Galletta’s Greenhouse #5! (+YouTube)
Sep 03, 2006	9/3/2006 – Rob Jimenez wins 11-kart/50-Lap Labor Day ’06 race! +YouTube

Oct 31, 2003	2003 Season & 8th Annual Klassic 100 [+YouTube Video!]
Sep 29, 2002	2002 Season & 7th Annual Karting Klassic 90 [+YouTube Video!]
Oct 24, 2001	2001 Season & 6th Annual Oswego Karting Klassic Championship

Some of the best races for the Galletta’s #5 kart, including wins by several drivers

9/26/2015: Kyle Reuter dominates Klassic in #5… until 1 lap to go….	9/4/2015– Kyle Reuter leads all 50-Laps in 11-Kart Labor Day Triumph! [+YouTube]	7/21/2013– Joe Sereno wins in the #5 +YouTube	7/19/2014– Randy Platt returns to win in #5! +YouTube
7/12/2014– Matt Stevens wins in #5! +YouTube	9/3/2006: Rob Jimenez wins his 1st career feature!+YouTube	2000 Points Title & Klassic 80 SWEPT by Chris Stevens in the #5	2001 Klassic & Track Tile Swept by Chris Stevens in the #5